Our first smart phones workshop at an SCA in Delhi, in collaboration with Helpage India

Samvedna Care Team along with Helpage India conducted a smart phones workshop for the Senior Citizens Association of an apartment block in Rohini Sector 13, New Delhi. Our team taught seniors online payment transactions, WhatsApp and Facebook and answered their queries about these topics. The program started at 11:30 am with a brief introduction about Helpage and Samvedna Care.

Seniors shared their fear and concerns about online transactions before the session. Samvedna speakers Abdul Basit and Samiya Iqbal with the help of a senior friendly presentation and simple examples talked about various online transactions. Utility bill payment, getting e-bills via email and modes of online payment were topics of interest for senior citizens. A query session and quick revision marked the end of the topic.

After a 10 minute tea break, we started the session on Facebook and WhatsApp. The participants were divided into 3 groups of 8-10 people each. One person from Samvedna was sitting with each group and resolved all the doubts regarding social media phenomena Facebook and WhatsApp. Everyone’s individual queries were taken up and resolved. Many seniors created Facebook accounts and sent request to their children and grandchildren!

Queries regarding WhatsApp groups, broadcast messages, sharing pictures and deleting chats were also addressed. Senior citizens shared positive feedback about the session and requested us to organize such sessions frequently. Mr. Shekaran from Helpage assured seniors that more such sessions would be conducted in near future by Samvedna Care. At the end, we took group pictures and ended with some chit chat over refreshments.

We at Samvedna Care aim to help seniors live happy, active and independent lives, in the comfort of their home and community through interactive caregiving.

Samvedna Care was established in October 2013 with two complementary goals – firstly to provide quality home care services to seniors with limited mobility or dementia and hence social interaction, and secondly to facilitate stimulating community interaction and participation. All our senior care specialists are psychologists or gerontologists.

Here are some of our services –

General Wellbeing:

With our General Well Being

Services we aim to raise the quality of life of seniors, specially those who may have limited mobility and social interaction due to various constraints. Our interactive programme keeps them active and engaged through physical, mental and social activities, all in the comfort of their home.

Great Times Club, which is a part of the Samvedna Care Foundation, is our social and recreational club in Sector 57, Gurgaon, for members 55 years and above. Its a place where members come to get fit, meet like minded people and share their life experiences and give back to the community.

Activities at the club include fitness exercises, group meditation, mind stimulation, tambola, dancing, book reviews, movies, community outreach, and talks on health management. The club has a library, computer room, visits by physiotherapists and doctors, access to board games and cards, a fully functional pantry with healthy and affordable snacks and tea and coffee on the house.

There are special discounts for group memberships. The club is open Monday-Friday, 11am to 2pm.There are special classes for yoga, smart phones, computers, spoken english, dance, music and painting. We also have Bridge mornings every Tuesday and Thursday. Call Great Times Club at 9818421446, 0124-4229659.